The opening day of the 2024 FIM Junior Motocross World Championships has come to an end with the starting gates being formed for tomorrow’s title-deciding races!The best young riders from across the world gathered in the central Netherlands to show their speed against the clock, with those not qualifying automatically competing in Last Chance races to earn their spots on the gate tomorrow!

Due to adverse weather on Friday, the Opening Ceremony of the event took place this morning instead, hosted by the Chairman of the MSV NOV Gerrit-Jan Vierhuizen, with welcome speeches also from Infront Moto Racing MX Junior General Manager Patricia Maskarova, FIM CMS Director Antonio Alia Portela and the KNMV Motocross Co-ordinator Rinze Bremner.There was also an invitation from Adrian Raduta the Organiser of the Motocross of European Nations event, scheduled for the 15th of September at Bucharest in Romania!

With the Qualification sessions being held with intermittent showers, which made the sandy circuit a fair bit heavier, the two 125cc groups showed that the EMX125 Championship regulars were looking strong. Finn Kasimir Hindersson put his KTM to the top of Group A with a lap time of 2:12.925, a good margin ahead of Northern Irish Fantic Factory Racing EMX125 racer Cole McCullough, with local ace Dani Heitink taking third. Group B was topped by McCullough’s teammate, and EMX125 series leader, Noel Zanocz from Hungary, with a 2:11.647 just a fraction ahead of his usual rival, rising Dutch star Gyan Doensen! Spaniard Francisco Garcia took third in the group.

The 85cc class was so heavily populated that it had to run with three groups!Austrian Moritz Ernecker claimed the fastest time of 2:22.238 in Group A, over three seconds clear of fellow GASGAS pilot Bodie Court from Australia! Danish Yamaha rider Casey Karstrom claimed third in Group A ahead of EMX85 top qualifier Hayden Statt from the UK.

French GASGAS rider Sleny Goyer topped Group B with a time of 2:25.735, with another Dane Soren Winther in second and Austrian Ricardo Bauer in third. Two famous “sons of” finished first and second in Group C, with Lucas Leok from Estonia fastest with a 2:23.758.Levi Townley from New Zealand took second, and Latvian Jekabs Hudolejs in third.

The youngest riders of them all in the 65cc class had two groups, with AMA rivals Nico Verhoeven from New Zealand with a 2:40.476 and Jaydin Smart from the USA taking first and second in Group A ahead of French flyer Mathys Agullo. Group B was topped by Brit Cohen Jagielski with a 2:53.157 on a wetter circuit, 3.3 seconds faster than second-placed rider Roko Ivandic from Croatia, with Dutch rider Scott van den Boomen in third.

Last Chance races were held towards the end of the day to fill the final positions on all of the full gates for tomorrow, with Spaniard Bruno Miro winning in the 125s, the USA’s Braxtyn Mes taking the 85cc victory, and local ace Kristofer Valk bringing home the 65cc class win.

With the riders now knowing what Dutch sand is really all about, and the mechanical adjustments being prepared for tomorrow, the weather forecast looks good for a drier circuit and great day’s racing to decide who will be named as World Junior Champions through Sunday’s races!

The MXGP-TV crew will be onsite this weekend in The Netherlands to cover the Junior event, with a special feature being aired on www.MXGP-TV.com in the following days after the event. You will also find plenty of video content from the event on MXGP’s YouTube channel.

WEEKEND TIMETABLE (CEST)

SUNDAY: 09:00 Warm-up 65cc, 09:25 Warm-up 85cc, 09:50 Warm-up 125cc, 11:30 Race 1 65cc, 12:15 Race 1 85cc, 13:10 Race 1 125cc, 14:30 Race 2 65cc, 15:15 Race 2 85cc, 16:10 Race 2 125cc

65 - Free Practice Group A - Classification

1. Kash Van Hamond (NED, GASGAS), 2:18.915; 2. Nico Verhoeven (NZL, KTM), +0:01.340; 3. Jaydin Smart (USA, Yamaha), +0:01.468; 4. Erki Raudnagel (EST, KTM), +0:02.681; 5. Luca Nierychlo (GER, Husqvarna), +0:03.617; 6. Rasmus Naar (EST, KTM), +0:04.562; 7. Willads Gordon (DEN, Yamaha), +0:05.542; 8. Jann Huisman (NED, Yamaha), +0:05.598; 9. Teunis Spijkerman (NED, GASGAS), +0:05.991; 10. Kristofer Valk (EST, GASGAS), +0:06.533; 11. Joseph Vicari (USA, KTM), +0:06.726; 12. Ricards Jurcenko (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:06.746; 13. Xen Temmerman (BEL, GASGAS), +0:07.393; 14. Emil Dobisz (POL, KTM), +0:08.484; 15. John Slade (GBR, GASGAS), +0:08.704; 16. Johann Hansman (EST, KTM), +0:10.142; 17. Tommy Wood (GBR, Yamaha), +0:10.350; 18. Elliott Shawyer (GBR, KTM), +0:10.548; 19. Dominik Hason (CZE, KTM), +0:10.821; 20. Liam Morette (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:12.195; 21. Matej Masar (SVK, KTM), +0:13.543; 22. Jose Leonardo Calderon Rojas (ECU, KTM), +0:14.564; 23. Mathys Agulllo (FRA, KTM), +0:15.226; 24. Eleu Jose (ESP, GASGAS), +0:15.243; 25. Francisco Fernandes (POR, Yamaha), +0:15.553; 26. Jesko Loberenz (GER, Husqvarna), +0:17.088; 27. Ross Mackenzie (RSA, GASGAS), +0:17.352; 28. Viv Howell (RSA, KTM), +0:18.508; 29. Mikke Lindström (FIN, Husqvarna), +0:19.485; 30. Tomas Gallardo (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:21.026; 31. Lucas Croci Grassi (CRC, GASGAS), +0:21.031; 32. Felix Górniak (POL, Yamaha), +0:21.473; 33. Tomáš Glogar (CZE, KTM), +0:22.027; 34. Stefan Lence (CRC, Yamaha), +0:22.120; 35. Ferre VREVEN (BEL, KTM), +0:22.349; 36. Theodoros Strougkis (GRE, Yamaha), +0:28.277; 37. Alexander Kurz (POL, KTM), +0:29.230; 38. Cole McAuley (IRL, KTM), +0:31.454; 39. Mauro Musci (ITA, KTM), +0:32.651; 40. Iñaki Tolosa (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:33.710; 41. Isaac Kabera MITIMA (UGA, KTM), +0:37.553; 42. Antonios TSIGKOLIS (GRE, GASGAS), +0:39.160; 43. Maksimilian Leopold (LTU, Yamaha), +0:40.611;

65 - Free Practice Group B - Classification

1. Cohen Jagielski (GBR, GASGAS), 2:23.483; 2. Roko Ivandic (CRO, KTM), +0:04.167; 3. Jett Gardiner (GBR, KTM), +0:05.713; 4. Austin Keller (USA, KTM), +0:07.649; 5. Scott van den Boomen (NED, KTM), +0:08.211; 6. Timoteï Cez (FRA, GASGAS), +0:09.645; 7. Brett Kastelijn (NED, Yamaha), +0:10.060; 8. Jekabs Gailis (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:10.078; 9. Theo Kolts (EST, GASGAS), +0:10.461; 10. Mike Pijnen (NED, KTM), +0:11.149; 11. Martin Ospina (COL, KTM), +0:11.349; 12. Antony Montoneri (ITA, KTM), +0:14.232; 13. Achille Esposito (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:14.297; 14. Elias Eder (AUT, KTM), +0:14.550; 15. Mario Garcia Tovar (ESP, KTM), +0:14.891; 16. Mason Ezergailis (AUS, KTM), +0:14.923; 17. Tobe Vandeneynde (BEL, KTM), +0:17.634; 18. Guilherme Gomes (POR, Yamaha), +0:18.342; 19. Lucas Taylor (DEN, Yamaha), +0:18.417; 20. Brody Bircher (RSA, KTM), +0:18.435; 21. Peter Janci (SVK, KTM), +0:18.830; 22. Márk Baják (HUN, Yamaha), +0:18.884; 23. Dominiks Selis (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:18.978; 24. Izan Rodriguez (ESP, GASGAS), +0:19.085; 25. Simon Malec (SVK, Yamaha), +0:19.505; 26. Caleb Ross (IRL, KTM), +0:22.209; 27. Tymek Andrzejewski (POL, Yamaha), +0:22.624; 28. Cedric Fleerackers (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:22.689; 29. Misins Magnuss (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:22.929; 30. Marlo Rach (GER, GASGAS), +0:24.680; 31. Max Jones (IRL, KTM), +0:25.833; 32. Daimis ADAMONIS (LTU, KTM), +0:26.336; 33. Milan Rubeš (CZE, GASGAS), +0:27.502; 34. Jul ABTS (BEL, KTM), +0:28.176; 35. Paris Konstantinidis (GER, GASGAS), +0:28.323; 36. Vojtech Zendulka (CZE, KTM), +0:31.514; 37. Tom Schwerdtner (GER, Husqvarna), +0:34.956; 38. Antoni Strzelecki (POL, GASGAS), +0:38.411; 39. Isaiah Larry Ssekamwa (UGA, KTM), +0:43.352; 40. Ashraf Junior MBABAZI (UGA, KTM), +0:43.611; 41. Dimitris Fotopoulos (GRE, Yamaha), +0:50.636; 42. Efthimios Psarogiannis (GRE, Husqvarna), +0:55.703; 43. Konstantinos Trakadas (GRE, KTM), +0:57.593;

85 - Free Practice Group A - Classification

1. Moritz Ernecker (AUT, GASGAS), 2:09.368; 2. Kenzo Ferez (FRA, KTM), +0:01.820; 3. Casey Karstrom (DEN, KTM), +0:02.161; 4. Robbie Daly (GBR, KTM), +0:02.743; 5. Finley Pickering (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:02.856; 6. Rainers Grasis (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:03.529; 7. David Cracco (ITA, KTM), +0:04.622; 8. Léo Diss-Fenard (FRA, KTM), +0:04.626; 9. Denijs Bogdanovs (LAT, KTM), +0:05.098; 10. Blake Ward-Clarke (GBR, KTM), +0:05.251; 11. Jarno Jansen (SUI, GASGAS), +0:05.501; 12. Easton Graves (USA, KTM), +0:05.534; 13. Hayden Statt (GBR, KTM), +0:05.570; 14. Bodie Court (AUS, GASGAS), +0:06.297; 15. Raphael Hellmuth (GER, Husqvarna), +0:06.410; 16. Evan Frost (RSA, KTM), +0:06.422; 17. Jorge Salvador (ESP, KTM), +0:06.756; 18. Max Lindström (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:06.996; 19. Maxim Zimmerman (SVK, Husqvarna), +0:08.109; 20. Wilhelm Löfgren (SWE, KTM), +0:09.088; 21. Jan Veselý (CZE, KTM), +0:09.553; 22. Jack Ljungnér (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:10.470; 23. Jamiro Peters (GER, KTM), +0:11.244; 24. Jordi Alba (ESP, KTM), +0:11.499; 25. Alfie Herron (IRL, KTM), +0:13.377; 26. Jakub Celej (POL, Yamaha), +0:16.152; 27. Joshua WEIGERT (BEL, KTM), +0:16.955; 28. Jan Hinc (POL, GASGAS), +0:18.140; 29. Martynas JASIUNAS (LTU, Husqvarna), +0:21.473; 30. Nadav Greenberg (ISR, KTM), +0:29.365; 31. Muhammad Aqil Putra Nizam (MAS, GASGAS), +0:34.324; 32. Georgios Koukaliotis (GRE, Yamaha), +0:38.452; 33. Andreas Trakadas (GRE, KTM), +0:46.760; 34. Ally Semanwagi KIMERA (UGA, KTM), +0:56.567;

85 - Free Practice Group B - Classification

1. Sebastians Olsens (LAT, KTM), 2:13.605; 2. Sleny Goyer (FRA, GASGAS), +0:00.004; 3. Viktor Leppälä (FIN, KTM), +0:00.986; 4. Soren Winther (DEN, KTM), +0:01.838; 5. Chase Dashiell (USA, KTM), +0:02.574; 6. Aston Allas (EST, Husqvarna), +0:02.868; 7. Ricardo Bauer (AUT, KTM), +0:03.068; 8. Braxtyn Mes (USA, Husqvarna), +0:03.103; 9. Jenairo Beerens (NED, KTM), +0:03.286; 10. Itamar Amar (ISR, Husqvarna), +0:03.325; 11. Kay Zijlstra (NED, Yamaha), +0:03.664; 12. Jannes Vos (NED, KTM), +0:03.728; 13. Jamie Petersen (RSA, Husqvarna), +0:04.510; 14. Jeremy Bouchee (NED, Husqvarna), +0:04.655; 15. Alfie Geddes-Green (GBR, GASGAS), +0:04.957; 16. Milo Brännström (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:06.195; 17. Pau Caudet Ruiz (ESP, Husqvarna), +0:06.581; 18. Robin Robert Mooses (EST, Husqvarna), +0:06.812; 19. Toms Dankerts (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:07.167; 20. Rojus Zaborskis (LTU, KTM), +0:07.733; 21. Kornél Oszkár Papp (HUN, GASGAS), +0:08.552; 22. Ostap Andrukh (UKR, KTM), +0:08.625; 23. Hayden Gibson (IRL, GASGAS), +0:10.629; 24. Simon Hahn (GER, KTM), +0:10.671; 25. Luis Santeusanio (SUI, KTM), +0:11.105; 26. Jacobo Roman (COL, GASGAS), +0:11.377; 27. Tony Oliveira (POR, GASGAS), +0:12.546; 28. Albert Listøen-Owsinski (NOR, KTM), +0:14.409; 29. Hugo Brant (CZE, KTM), +0:16.575; 30. Jack Deasy (IRL, KTM), +0:21.356; 31. Tabula Malcom Gift Bwanjalaga (UGA, GASGAS), +0:22.197; 32. Simon Ochodnicky (SVK, KTM), +0:22.763; 33. Elinor SHAHAR (ISR, KTM), +0:33.980; 34. Roei Markscheid (ISR, KTM), +0:38.933;

85 - Free Practice Group C - Classification

1. Jekabs Hudolejs (LAT, GASGAS), 2:14.134; 2. Dex van den Broek (NED, KTM), +0:02.045; 3. Storm Maymann (DEN, Yamaha), +0:02.461; 4. Lucas Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:02.493; 5. Seth Thomas (AUS, KTM), +0:03.258; 6. Levi Townley (NZL, Yamaha), +0:03.766; 7. Edoardo Riganti (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:04.284; 8. Wyatt Duff (USA, KTM), +0:04.396; 9. Andrea Uccellini (ITA, Husqvarna), +0:04.909; 10. Per Lynne Degvold (NOR, KTM), +0:05.137; 11. Keano Maris (NED, Yamaha), +0:05.532; 12. Marten Raud (EST, Husqvarna), +0:05.703; 13. Gregor Lootus (EST, KTM), +0:05.965; 14. Lukas SPIGELEER (BEL, KTM), +0:06.155; 15. Neo Nindelt (GER, GASGAS), +0:07.003; 16. Elliot Lord (SWE, GASGAS), +0:09.208; 17. Jaggar Townley (NZL, Yamaha), +0:09.381; 18. Bertram Thorius (DEN, Yamaha), +0:09.715; 19. Alex Novak (SLO, KTM), +0:09.807; 20. Luca Frank (GER, KTM), +0:10.637; 21. Jaume Pons (ESP, KTM), +0:11.839; 22. Jose Luis Moreno (ESP, KTM), +0:13.023; 23. Sami Alexandru Dumitru (ROU, KTM), +0:15.451; 24. Sacha Goblet (BEL, GASGAS), +0:15.846; 25. Kabelo Ledwaba (RSA, GASGAS), +0:16.238; 26. Kole Nally (IRL, KTM), +0:18.238; 27. Bernardo Caiado (POR, GASGAS), +0:18.654; 28. Rafael Leonardo (POR, GASGAS), +0:19.378; 29. John McCann (IRL, Yamaha), +0:20.051; 30. Gustavo Pitschieller (POR, Yamaha), +0:23.062; 31. Ondrej Ludvík (CZE, Husqvarna), +0:27.278; 32. Noam Mezzavilla (BEL, KTM), +0:33.899; 33. Jerome Junior MUBIRU (UGA, KTM), +0:44.307;

125 - Free Practice Group A - Classification

1. Cole McCullough (IRL, Fantic), 2:05.798; 2. Dean Gregoire (NED, KTM), +0:00.192; 3. Jayson van Drunen (NED, Yamaha), +0:01.788; 4. Maximilian Ernecker (AUT, GASGAS), +0:01.958; 5. Kasimir Hindersson (FIN, KTM), +0:02.641; 6. Jamie Keith (GBR, Yamaha), +0:02.842; 7. Dani Heitink (NED, Yamaha), +0:03.227; 8. Freddie Bartlett (SWE, KTM), +0:03.824; 9. Douwe Van Mechgelen (BEL, Fantic), +0:03.895; 10. Travis Leok (EST, Husqvarna), +0:04.671; 11. Nicolò Alvisi (ITA, KTM), +0:05.052; 12. Jake Walker (GBR, KTM), +0:05.135; 13. Hugo Bergqvist (SWE, Fantic), +0:06.135; 14. Cesar Paine Diaz (CHI, KTM), +0:06.594; 15. Marius Adomaitis (LTU, GASGAS), +0:06.620; 16. Seweryn Gazda (POL, KTM), +0:06.770; 17. Vencislav Toshev (BUL, Husqvarna), +0:06.785; 18. Brent van de Walle (BEL, Yamaha), +0:07.056; 19. Charlie Richmond (GBR, KTM), +0:07.709; 20. Markus Sommerstad (NOR, KTM), +0:07.987; 21. Alberts Knapsis (LAT, Husqvarna), +0:08.742; 22. Bruno Miro (ESP, GASGAS), +0:09.072; 23. Ben Almagor (ISR, KTM), +0:09.411; 24. Trey Cox (RSA, KTM), +0:09.518; 25. Koby Hantis (AUS, Yamaha), +0:09.593; 26. Emil Lodal (DEN, GASGAS), +0:09.642; 27. Kaspar Uibu (EST, KTM), +0:10.345; 28. Eimantas Cepulis (LTU, KTM), +0:10.383; 29. Chace Lawton (USA, Yamaha), +0:10.437; 30. Michal Psiuk (POL, GASGAS), +0:10.459; 31. Otto Gustavsson (SWE, Husqvarna), +0:10.743; 32. Kade van Deventer (RSA, GASGAS), +0:11.168; 33. Lewis Spratt (IRL, KTM), +0:11.660; 34. Theodor Isene Imenes (NOR, Husqvarna), +0:12.952; 35. Paul Neunzling (GER, GASGAS), +0:13.445; 36. Itay Weinberg (ISR, KTM), +0:13.507; 37. Gal Gersak (SLO, Yamaha), +0:13.884; 38. Sonny Rooney (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:15.072; 39. Miguel Angel Rojas (COL, GASGAS), +0:18.880; 40. Noryn Polsini (SUI, GASGAS), +0:21.511; 41. Ugnius VYSNIAUSKAS (LTU, GASGAS), +0:22.363; 42. Peter Varga (HUN, GASGAS), +0:30.368; 43. Eleftherios Papadakis (GRE, KTM), +0:33.677;

125 - Free Practice Group B - Classification

1. Jarne Bervoets (BEL, Yamaha), 2:05.390; 2. Noel Zanocz (HUN, Fantic), +0:01.571; 3. Simone Mancini (ITA, Fantic), +0:01.955; 4. Tomass Saicans (LAT, GASGAS), +0:02.382; 5. Jekabs Kubulins (LAT, Yamaha), +0:02.743; 6. Gyan Doensen (NED, KTM), +0:04.428; 7. Francisco Garcia (ESP, GASGAS), +0:04.716; 8. Áron Katona (HUN, KTM), +0:04.772; 9. Sandro Sols (SWE, GASGAS), +0:04.975; 10. Maxime Lucas (BEL, TM), +0:05.299; 11. Ky Woods (AUS, GASGAS), +0:05.841; 12. Finn Lange (GER, KTM), +0:07.536; 13. Jonathan Frank (GER, Yamaha), +0:07.682; 14. Pontus Girmalm (SWE, KTM), +0:08.256; 15. Josh Vail (GBR, KTM), +0:08.485; 16. Francesco Bellei (ITA, KTM), +0:08.869; 17. Ofir Casey Tzemach (ISR, Husqvarna), +0:08.922; 18. Sem Taspinar (TUR, Yamaha), +0:08.995; 19. Carlos Prat (ESP, GASGAS), +0:09.791; 20. Raivo Laicans (LAT, GASGAS), +0:10.254; 21. Aaron Kowatsch (GER, KTM), +0:12.109; 22. Jacob Bloch (DEN, Husqvarna), +0:12.131; 23. Dawid Zaremba (POL, Yamaha), +0:13.240; 24. Tomáš Ptacek (CZE, TM), +0:13.434; 25. Lukas Osek (SLO, KTM), +0:14.065; 26. Frederik Rahn Stampe (DEN, Yamaha), +0:14.091; 27. Sebastián GONZALEZ (MEX, GASGAS), +0:14.399; 28. Patrick Joseph Shipley (USA, Yamaha), +0:14.495; 29. Simun Ivandic (CRO, Yamaha), +0:14.864; 30. Max Meyer (GER, Yamaha), +0:15.329; 31. Emil Gordon Rohmann (DEN, Yamaha), +0:15.672; 32. Stanislav Pojar (CZE, KTM), +0:16.534; 33. Martin Cervenka (CZE, KTM), +0:16.687; 34. Goncalo Cardoso (POR, Husqvarna), +0:17.273; 35. Juan Izaguirre (ESP, KTM), +0:18.452; 36. Harry Seel (BEL, GASGAS), +0:19.332; 37. Karl Kiil (EST, GASGAS), +0:21.693; 38. Tristan Durow (RSA, KTM), +0:23.424; 39. Adam Levente Hajdu (HUN, KTM), +0:24.032; 40. Pavlo Riabchuk (UKR, KTM), +0:27.248; 41. Yotam Greenberg (ISR, KTM), +0:28.790;